June 23, 2003
by Julie • Fandom
And I was prepared to be critical. We’re talking about one of my very first comic book loves. (Not my fault the school library had a big hardbound collection of the early issues…) So lets get on to the good, not so good, and the super spiffy. The scene transitions were too self conscious and [...]
June 22, 2003
by Julie • Fandom
Am I planning on reading the next HP book? Of course. Am I planning on doing it this weekend? Hell no. Actually, I’m not going to go near a book store until sometime late next week. Possibly later, if the fuss hasn’t calmed down to manageable levels. I loathe fuss and hubub, and when you [...]
June 8, 2003
by Julie • Fandom
Not wanting to spend $14 on Mr. Darcy’s Daughters (which is very tempting seeing as I just finished reading Pride and Prejudice, but I really want to try before I buy) I went looking for it at my hometown library. They didn’t have it. But I *did* find Crossfire by Nancy Kress and A Pawn [...]
June 8, 2003
by Julie • Fandom
Let’s face it, there is a lot of crappy science fiction out there, and unless I really devote myself to the genre, it’s hard to just go into the book store and pick up something that isn’t going to be terribly lame. You can weed out all the books with large-chested women who are falling [...]
June 4, 2003
by Julie • Fandom
Been thinking about femslash lately, and my goodness but it can be hard to find some good examples. Didn’t used to be quite so hard, but once Xena was done with… poof! No more. All gone. For every good Buffy/Faith or Hermione/Ginny story I find, there are so many more that just suck. And that’s [...]